Love upon my chest

You stole my heart, I smiled and cried, the day you came to be  

An innocent and pure newborn for everyone to see       

I held you tight upon my chest, you fit so perfectly   

Those days I treasure in my heart, my little one and me   

 

Look at you now as you are growing, talking up a storm    

People visit, friends and family, it’s your stage, perform!   

Reading books and seeing movies fifty times is the norm    

Just because you ask me to, it makes my heart grow warm   

 

You’re taller than I’ve ever been, such elegance and grace   

I look to help you with advice, I blink, you’re gone, no trace!    

This time of life was hard, I wanted you, you wanted space   

I asked who was that teenage person with your familiar face  

 

Parental sorrow set aside, you found love of your own   

You invested hard work, true love, and made yourself a home    

Then the day we all wait for came, your family had grown    

Bursting with love, a feeling as good as I ever have known    

 

The years have passed; the lines show up, my eyes are not as clear   

The love I gave, the love I got, I cherish and hold dear      

I think of you upon my chest, and wish you could be here

I smile, for behind closed eyes you suddenly appear